Knockdown barrel



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J. H. MILLER. KNOUKDOWN BARREL.

Patented Nov. 11, 1884.

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KNOCKDOWN BARREL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,971, dated November 11, 1884.

Application filed April 14, 188-! T0 at whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, JAMES H. MILLER, of Hearne, Robertson county, Texas, have invented a new and Improved Knockown Barrel, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and easily-constructed knockdown barrel forshipping fruit and other commodities.

My improvement consists of the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Reference i to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 represents a series of slats and hoops, and Fig. 2 is an end view of the series. Fig. 3 shows the manner of fastening the hoops to the slats. Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively plan and sectional views of the hinged head. Fig. 6 is an end view of a knockdown barrel made according to my invention, and Fig. 7 is a detail view of my improved fastener.

A series of several wooden slats. A, of the proper length fora barrel, and of suthcient width and thickness to afford the required strength, are secured at suitable intervals to two or more hoops, B, by means of rivets O, or by nails, screws, or bolts. The slats A are notched near their ends to form a croze for receiving the head D. The head D is formed of two parts, a a, united by a hinge, b. A chain, 2), connects the head with one of the slats, so that the head cannot be misplaced or lost. The hoops B are provided with a fastener by which their opposite ends may be secured to each other when the slats and hoops are rolled together to form a barrel. Loops 0, formed on opposite ends of each hoop B, receive the parallel arms d d of a forked fastener, d. The arm at is longer than the arm (1, and is provided with a T-head, e, which retains it in its loop 0. Thelong arms of the fasteners may be placed within loops when (X0 model.)

posite end of the hoop when the barrel is formed, and may be secured by a wire, f, passing through a hole in its extremity and fastened by a seal, 5 This fastener admits of packing the barrel in a very small space when knocked down.

The usual manner of packing the barrels with fruit, 850., for shipment is to bend the hoops and their staves around the hinged head D and secure two of the bands by their fasteners and loops. Then the barrel is filled and the other head D put in place and the key in serted within the loops of the remaining hoop.

My improved barrel can be packed in crates or boxes, so as to occupy but very little space, and when set up for use it forms a strong and efficient receptacle for fruit and other articles, and affords a free circulation of air on all sides of the fruit. I

The slats A are preferably made of wood, and the hoops B are made of iron, steel, or brass, or other suitable material.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a hoop, B, having loops c;of a forked fastener, 61', provided with a long and a short arm, as specified.

2. The fastener d, provided with a long and short arm, as described, the longer arm having a T-head, c, for retaining it in the loop 0, as herein described.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a knockdown barrel formed of notched slats A, hoops B, provided with loops 0, forked fastener d, and a hinged head, D, as described.

JAMES HAB-ISON MILLER.

YVitnesses:

J. G. HENNINGER, JOHN Roms. 

